Chapter 418

I refused to take part in the communal conversation Damien and his brothers were having as I picked out my dinner. I settled myself at a table in the mostly empty hall and stared down at my food, suddenly feeling lonely. Rose and I always ate together. Tonight I’d been looking forward to sitting with my family. Dammit.

What a jerk I was to leave them out there. Especially after the indignity of yelling at them. Family should not do that to one another. Perhaps they wouldn’t want me for family after all, maybe we’d made a mistake.

I looked up to see Damien and his brothers getting food. The men they’d been ready to fight with were picking out dinner behind them. All of them seemed to be having a pleasant conversation.

Kein turned when he noticed I’d looked up and gave me a friendly wave. I was confused but waved back. When I peeked into their thoughts, I didn’t get the sense they were even irritated with me.

My men’s musings were all about what was on the tabl